NEW DELHI (PTI): Against the backdrop of recent incursions by Chinese troops into India, the two countries are working to conclude a new border defence agreement with an aim of signing it when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to Beijing possibly in October.
The Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) proposes prevention of face-offs between the troops of the two countries along the over 4,000 km disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The agreement was proposed by the Chinese side in January and is under negotiation against the backdrop of a spate of incursions by the troops of the People's Liberation Army into the Indian territory.
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